Outcome, quality of life and direct costs after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in an urban region of Switzerland

Abstract Background Considering the significant morbidity and mortality of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, only little data on survival or quality of life after successful resuscitation is available in Europe. Additionally, economic aspects of such events are poorly studied. The purpose of this stud...

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Main Authors: Raphael Ruch, Laura Stoessel, Philipp Stein, Michael Thomas Ganter, Daniel Anthony Button
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13049-019-0682-7